Can I access all river beds in Canterbury?Access to river beds in Canterbury is subject to landowners permission where the river beds are on private land. To be sure who owns the area of riverbed you want to enter you wil ...

How are my gravel charges determined?To make for the economic recovery of the ‘charge’, a matrix has been developed that considers the consented volume and duration. Depending on where your application falls withi ...

How can I have my say about gravel issues?In submissions to the 2007/08 Annual Plan, where the gravel charge was notified, submitters requested that they be given a ‘voice’ in the management of the gravel resource. Cou ...

What are AMF rights?AMF stands for the Latin term " ad medium filium". AMF rights refer to a general principle in common law that, where a river abuts a property and connection is not inter ...

What are Mining Privileges?The oldest mining privileges were granted last century and included water race licences which give property owners rights to use water in certain streams for mining activities. As ...

What does the gravel charge pay for?All monies collected will be spent on gravel management only, namely: Improved data collection: extending the existing survey networks, extending the programme to include river ...

What will Gravel Management accomplish?It will help determine and define what the sustainable supply for the region is and will assist in managing river floodway capacity. It will allow us to manage demand in a fair an ...

Who is responsible for river erosion control?Adjoining property owners are responsible for any work to prevent or repair riverbank erosion. Environment Canterbury will not pay for flood protection works unless the property i ...

Why a gravel charge?In 2005 it was observed in some rivers that gravel extraction could be having an adverse effect on the integrity of the infrastructure including River Rating District assets. Coun ...